Christine Day

Christine Day
Personal information
Born (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country  Jamaica
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 4 × 400m Relay

Christine Day (born 23 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.[1] She represented Jamaica at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the individual 400m and in the 4x400 metre relay.[2] Day was eliminated in the semifinals of the individual 400m but she and teammates Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams and Novlene Williams-Mills won bronze in the relay.

Day won a bronze medal at the 2014 Glasgow in the women's 400m behind teammates Stephanie McPherson and Novlene Williams-Mills.[3] She along with Williams-Mills, McPherson and Anastasia Le-Roy won gold in the 4 x 400 metres women team and helped them in setting a games' record of 3 minutes 23.82 seconds (3:23.82) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2008 NACAC U23 Championships Toluca, Mexico 1st 4x400 m relay 3:27.46
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (sf) 400 m 53.46
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 400 m 51.19
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:20.95
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 4x400 m relay DQ
2014 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (h) 4x400 m relay 3:24.95
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 400 m 51.09
1st 4x400 m relay 3:23.82
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 1st 4x400 m relay 3:20.931
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4x400 m relay 3:22.49
World Championships Beijing, China 4th 400 m 50.14
1st 4x400 m relay 3:19.13
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (sf) 400 m 51.53
2nd (h) 4x400 m relay 3:22.38

1Representing the Americas

References

  1. Christine Day profile at IAAF
  2. Sports Reference profile
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Women's 400m Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.


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